Shatrughan Sinha's house under BMC scanner, illegal extensions demolished.The city civic body has razed illegal extensions and constructions in an eight-storey residential building owned by BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha in Juhu area.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had received several complaints of illegal extensions in Sinha's residence 'Ramayan' in the last few months. Subsequently, notices were also served to him, a civic official said today.
"Though Si...

J&K man arrested in Mathura for suspicious behaviour, probe on for terror links.Suspected terrorist Bilal Ahmad Wani who allegedly revealed a plan to attack the Akshardham Temple and disrupt the Republic Day parade on January 26 in the Delhi, is a resident of Jammu and Kashmir.
Wani was arrested in Mathura on Sunday on account of suspicious behaviour. Police have recovered Aadhaar cards and several documents from his possession.
"Bilal Ahmad Wani arrested yesterday fro...

Winter chill to continue, IMD warns of further dip in temperature; at least 70 killed in UP.Harsh weather conditions are likely to continue as the temperature across north India is expected to further decline in the coming days, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
"Currently minimum temperature in Himachal is one - two degrees below the normal and temperature during the day is normal. No significant western disturbance is expected in next one week. Temperature is ...

Bhima Koregaon: Buses stoned, schools, shops shut during Pune bandh.PUNE: Barring a couple of incidents of stones being pelted on public transport buses, the "bandh" in Pune started on a peaceful note.
The shutdown received a mixed response in the city since morning with some shops doing business with their shutters partially up.
Additional Commissioner of Police (South/North Region) Ravindra Sengaonkar said that there were two instances of stone-pelting, on...

Koregaon-Bhima violence: Bandh in Maharashtra today; CM appeals for calm.Mumbai/New Delhi: Dalit leaders have called for a state-wide bandh across Maharashtra on Wednesday to protest against the violence that broke out during the 200th-anniversary celebrations of Bhima-Koregaon battle in Pune on Monday and later spilled into Mumbai and other parts of the state.
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The call for bandh has been made by Prakash Ambedkar, the Bharipa Bahujan M...

After Donald Trump's Pakistan remark, Subramanian Swamy calls for stronger India-US relations.In the wake of United States President Donald Trump's scathing attack on Pakistan for giving 'safe haven to the terrorists', senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday called for further strengthening of bilateral relations with the United States.
"Now, India should be very clear that if we want to deal with Pakistan, we have to have the support of United States and...

Bangaloreans beware! Creating nuisance on New Year will land you in jail.As the tech hub readies to usher in the New Year on Sunday midnight, about 15,000 police personnel including women constables have been deployed across the city to keep an eye on the New Year revellers, police said.
"With nearly 750 patrolling vehicles, nearly 15,000 police personnel including 1500 home guards and 1000 civil defence staff have been positioned to strengthen security," Bengaluru ...

Yearender 2017: How Metro rail, Ivanka Trump, PV Sindhu kept Hyderabad in limelight.Hyderabad boarded the metro rail map of India in 2017, during which the Telangana capital also grabbed headlines by hosting a high-profile summit where US President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka hogged the limelight.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 30-km stretch of the metro rail project on November 28 between Miyapur and Nagole, which was a huge relief to the city's r...

More than 350 couples tie the knot in Gujarat, West Bengal in mass weddings.As many as 251 couples in Gujarat's Surat tied the knot at a mass wedding ceremony on Sunday.
On the same day, at least 101 Bengali couples celebrated 'day for love' as Kolkata's Vishwa Jagriti Mission Trust, a multifaceted philanthropic organisation organised a mass marriage program.
Mahesh Savani, a businessman from Surat, arranged the mass marriage event. He has been organising such mass ...